kenneth Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share #21 Posted October 22, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) ]Well' date=' isn't Leica a bit over the top for an amateur?[/i'][/b] Three things you can't skimp on in the darkroom: 1. enlarger lens - should be at least as good as the camera lens 2. easel 3. Analyzer To answer an earlier question, at least indirectly: you measure the light through the negative in (generally) two places. The little red indicator lights on the Analyser tells you how light or dark the points measured will look on the final print. Increase/decrease the exposure time on the Analyser and both lights will move to show how both areas will look darker/lighter on the print. Change paper grade on the Analyser and the two points will come closer or move further apart (contrast changes) . You know what you will get before you have printed - provided you use common sense when you select the measuring point. Straight prints from the _adjusted_ Analyser exposer time and filter number proposal generally gives a very good print. To get an excellent print you may need to change contrast by one quarter or one half grade and exposure by one or two twelveths of an f-stop. Man, just get the darn Analyser. You raise a very valid point in your first statement when you say "Well, isn't Leica a bit over the top for an amateur?" which at first reading I thought was rather flippant but you are right of course. At my level of photography a Leica camera could seem a little over the top but I have always had the attitude that if I buy the best I can afford I cannot blame the tools for my incompetence (A poor workman blaming his tools syndrome) which sort of answers my question about the RH Analyser Pro debate. Thank you, you don't know how helpful your comments have been and I shall hopefully travel to Hawes on Wednesday and purchase one. One other brief point if I may. I have a Stage timer which came with my Durst 670/ transformer and Rodenstock Rodigon 2.8 lens. They are all linked together but Dr Ross suggests I don't use the timer and link the Analyser Pro in with the enlarger and transformer. I guess that makes sense and if so there will be a Stag Timer going begging free for anyone starting out Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kenneth Posted October 22, 2009 Author Share #22 Posted October 22, 2009 Thank you Andrew. Both you and Christer above make valid points which I have taken on board. And, yes I will read the FDUG posts in fact I think Dr Ross has quite close associations with that forum and I look forward to meeting him when I go up to Hawes on Wednesday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenneth Posted October 23, 2009 Author Share #23 Posted October 23, 2009 Ok slight change of plan. It is too easy for me to spend money and add more things so enough is enough. I am going to try and do without the Analyser Pro just now and see how I go but it could be a future purchase. Of that I do not need convincing but it is good therapy for me to do without. If I decide to go for one in the future I will let you know. Thank you, one and all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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